Fatima
I am not a fan of Formula One racing but I started paying some attention when Lewis Hamilton shook up the rafters and brought some real excitement to the sport.
Hamilton, a 23 year old Black Briton, has however angered some Spanish fans who support his Spaniard team mate and rival, Fernando Alonso.
So what is a bigotted Spanish fan to do when your hero is left looking quite ordinary by a brilliant Black kid?
Well taunt him of course. And what better way to taunt him than by showing up in blackface and wooly wigs with shirts that read "Hamilton's Familly" (sic).
These bigots showed up on Saturday as Hamilton was testing at the Montmelo circuit in Barcelona.
Sad huh?
Hamilton says he is saddened by this behaviour. But he is not alone in facing this kind of racist abuse.
Sports figures who are not white are often racially abused at sporting events in Spain.
Last year there was a spate of racist insults at football (soccer) matches.
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